CVE-2000-1083 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow in SQL Server extended stored procedures to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1083?
CVE-2000-1083 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Sql Server, published on 19 Dec 2000. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The xp_showcolv function in SQL Server and Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) does not properly restrict the length of a buffer before calling the srv_paraminfo function in the SQL Server API for Extended Stored Procedures (XP), which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands, aka the "Extended Stored Procedure Parameter Parsing" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1083?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Data Engine, Microsoft Sql Server.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1083?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-1083 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1083 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sql Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86gg-6jj3-7gxr.